VALÉRY Paul (1871-1945). L.A.S. "P.V.", Monday [April 9, 1917], to Pierre LOUS; 2 pages and a quarter in-8, envelope. On the day after the death of Georges Louis, half-brother of the writer. In such a heartbreaking moment, some prefer to be alone. "And, astonishingly, even frighteningly, I don't know you well enough to know what would hurt you the least when you are suffering, to be alone or not to be alone. Every nerve has its secret. Every pain has its absolutely private and incommunicable face." He will do everything he can to be at Saint-Sulpice the next day. "I was happy to see the newspapers speak fairly and truly about your brother and his career. We can see that his embassy in Russia must have bothered many people, today on the ground, some there, others here! At least he saw before dying what he had sensed the fragility and the intense rottenness of. Attached are 3 L.A.S., [1922-1927], including one to Montherlant; plus a L.S. to his mistress Jean Voilier (March 26, 1939).